Murli Manohar Joshi
Indian Politician

Indian Delhi

Quick Info

Profession	Indian Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	05/01/1934
Age	92 years
Birthplace	Delhi

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Bio/Wiki

Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Full Name	Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi
Caste	Not specified in reliable sources
Religion	Hindu

Physical Stats & More

Height	5’ 6”
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

College	Meerut College, Meerut, India Allahabad University, Allahabad, India Hindu High School, Chandpur
Qualifications	Bachelor of Science Master of Science PhD in Spectroscopy Master of Science (Physics) PhD in Spectroscopy (Physics)

Personal Life

Detained during the Emergency period in India (1975)
Spent time in jail prior to the 1977 Lok Sabha elections
Joined RSS in 1944 as a lifelong member
Led Ekta Yatra from Kanyakumari to Srinagar in 1992

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Wife	Tarla Joshi
Children	Nivedita Joshi Priyamvada Joshi
Marriage Date	13/12/1966

Family

Father	Late Manmohan Joshi
Mother	Late Chandrawati Joshi

Career

Political Journey	RSS member at a young age participating in Cow Protection Movement in 1953-54 MP from Almora constituency in 1977 with Janta Party Moved to Bhartiya Janata Party in 1980 HRD Minister from 1998 to 2004 Member of Parliament from Allahabad constituency from 1996 to 2004 Served as Chairman of the Manifesto Preparation Board of the BJP in 2009 Elected as MP from Varanasi in 2009 Contested and won from Kanpur constituency in 2014 General Secretary and Treasurer of BJP President of BJP from 1991 to 1993 HRD and Science & Technology Minister under Vajpayee government (1998-2004) Home Minister for 13 days in 1996 Member of Rajya Sabha from 1992 to 1996 Ocean Development Minister (1998-2004) Incumbent MP of Kanpur constituency (as of 2024)
Address	6, Raisina Road, New Delhi
Controversies	Demanding a reporter to ask questions the way he wanted to Alleged links with Ranvir Sena in Bihar Dalit massacres Accused in the demolition of Babri Mosque in Ayodhya
Academic Career	Former professor of physics at Allahabad University Retired as Head of Physics Department in January 1994

Favourites

Politician	Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Philosopher	Deendayal Upadhyaya

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Has a doctorate in Spectroscopy.
2. Authored a research paper in the field of physics in Hindi.
3. Was detained during the Emergency period in India.
4. Spent time in jail prior to the 1977 Lok Sabha elections.
5. Received the Padma Vibhushan award in January 2017.
6. Joined RSS in 1944.
7. Led Ekta Yatra from Kanyakumari to Srinagar in 1992.
8. Former professor of physics at Allahabad University, retired as Head of Physics Department in January 1994.
9. One of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
10. Proponent of Self Reliant Development Model
11. Known for strong links with RSS and socio-political Hindu views

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